Suntran passengers disembark, wait for connecting buses to arrive and board buses Monday at the terminal at 100 S. 1000 East in St. George.

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For the first time since St. George started the region's first public bus service in 2003, another municipality is coming on board.

Under a preliminary agreement between St. George and Ivins, residents in the smaller community could start seeing regular bus service by early 2015 after the St. George City Council voiced support for adding an Ivins route to its existing SunTran routes.

Implementation of the change could take 18 months because of the slow process of ordering new buses, but Ivins officials are ready to move forward as soon as the agreement is formally passed in St. George, said ...